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willing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb will 2 of 5 senses of will Sense 3 will wish => intend, mean think Sense 5 bequeath, will leave => pass on => remember, reward Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb will 2 of 5 senses of will Sense 3 will wish => intend, mean think => design => plan be after => think out => aspire, aim shoot for => overshoot => hope, go for => aim purpose, purport, propose Sense 5 bequeath, will leave => pass on => propagate => hand down => remember, reward Entailment of verb will Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb will 5 senses of will Sense 1 shall, will Sense 2 will => ordain Sense 3 will wish Sense 4 will => decide, make up one's mind, determine Sense 5 bequeath, will leave => give gift, present Familiarity of verb will will used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb will Sense 1 shall, will -------------- Sense 2 will => ordain -------------- Sense 3 will wish -------------- Sense 4 will => decide, make up one's mind, determine -------------- Sense 5 bequeath, will leave => give gift, present -------------- Grep of noun willing swilling willing willingness Overview of noun willing The noun willing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) volition, willing -- (the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition") Overview of verb will The verb will has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shall, will -- (be going to indicates futurity) 2. (3) will -- (decree or ordain; "God wills our existence") 3. (2) will wish -- (have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow") 4. (2) will -- (determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended") 5. bequeath, will leave -- (leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate") Overview of adj willing The adj willing has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (22) willing -- (disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers") 2. uncoerced, unforced, willing -- (not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced") 3. amenable, willing -- (disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41) Antonyms of adj willing 3 senses of willing Sense 1 willing (vs. unwilling) unwilling (vs. willing) => grudging => loath, loth, reluctant => unintentional, unwilled Sense 2 uncoerced, unforced, willing INDIRECT (VIA voluntary) -> involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary Sense 3 amenable, willing INDIRECT (VIA compliant) -> defiant Similarity of adj willing 3 senses of willing Sense 1 willing (vs. unwilling) => consenting => disposed(prenominal), fain, inclined(prenominal), prepared => glad, lief(prenominal) => ready => volitional => willing and able Also See-> compliant#1; inclined#1; ready#1; voluntary#1 Sense 2 uncoerced, unforced, willing => voluntary (vs. involuntary) Sense 3 amenable, willing => compliant (vs. defiant) Attributes of adj willing 1 of 3 senses of willing Sense 1 willing (vs. unwilling) => disposition, temperament Familiarity of adj willing willing used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj willing unwilling willing willing and able Overview of noun willing The noun willing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) volition, willing -- (the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition") Overview of verb will The verb will has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shall, will -- (be going to indicates futurity) 2. (3) will -- (decree or ordain; "God wills our existence") 3. (2) will wish -- (have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow") 4. (2) will -- (determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended") 5. bequeath, will leave -- (leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate") Overview of adj willing The adj willing has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (22) willing -- (disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers") 2. uncoerced, unforced, willing -- (not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced") 3. amenable, willing -- (disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41)
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